Just the spelling. The same thing that causes edema is the same thing that causes swelling.
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interstitial edema.
Edema is the medical term for swelling caused by excess fluid trapped in body tissues. There are several types of edema, including peripheral edema (swelling in the extremities), pulmonary edema (fluid accumulation in the lungs), cerebral edema (swelling in the brain), and macular edema (swelling in the retina of the eye). Each type of edema can have different causes and treatments, depending on the underlying condition.
swelling = blood moving to an area due to the inflammatory response. edema= fluid leaking from the blood vessels into surrounding tissues and creating swelling that is located in the interstitial space.
Perifocal edema is swelling of the brain tissue.
periorbital edema.
Discogenic edema is swelling (edema) of the vertebra in the spine (disc's).
Pretibial edema is the medical term for swelling around the tibia.
Swelling
swelling or edema
Another word for "edema" is swelling or fluid retention.
Swelling in feet
edema